For my online friends, a little something special just for you. Not advertised in store!
Jennifer
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The best house in France
Want some great holiday voyeuristic browsing, then how about this.
Currently there is a television programme and competition on France2: "La maison des préférées des francais" (the favourite house of the French). Along the lines of "I Own Britain's Best Home" and other series around the world, it is a TV and online competition for viewers to vote for the house that is their favourite. With houses representing the 22 regions of France. These are real houses belonging to real people.
In fact so real, that as it turns out, on my last buying trip to France in April, I have actually been to one of these.
Christelle owns the sweetest a little brocante in Normandy, that I can attest looks this beautiful and chic EVERY day of the year, and not just for the photographs!
All of the photos to this point, are Christelle's charming abode; it is house number 11 on the website. There are many more to look at too, so once you've had a good look around, please vote for Christelle's!
If you would like to vote in the competition, just click away!
Here is another of the other french rooms I liked and some more pretty french houses from the competition...
Enjoy!
Jennifer x
Currently there is a television programme and competition on France2: "La maison des préférées des francais" (the favourite house of the French). Along the lines of "I Own Britain's Best Home" and other series around the world, it is a TV and online competition for viewers to vote for the house that is their favourite. With houses representing the 22 regions of France. These are real houses belonging to real people.
In fact so real, that as it turns out, on my last buying trip to France in April, I have actually been to one of these.
Christelle owns the sweetest a little brocante in Normandy, that I can attest looks this beautiful and chic EVERY day of the year, and not just for the photographs!
All of the photos to this point, are Christelle's charming abode; it is house number 11 on the website. There are many more to look at too, so once you've had a good look around, please vote for Christelle's!
If you would like to vote in the competition, just click away!
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| Click here |
Here is another of the other french rooms I liked and some more pretty french houses from the competition...
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| bedroom in Ille de France |
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| house in Centre |
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| house in Picardie |
Jennifer x
Saturday, December 15, 2012
In Store Now ... more mercury glass table inspiration!
I am so enamoured of my mercury glass tea light find! It is just so lovely to have silver twinkling lights around our loungeroom at night. And so I want to include this somehow in my table setting for Christmas Day.
I was originally going to opt for the traditional rustic french table, with silver touches.
Similar to this picture from My French Country Home.
However I am now really happy with my silver table setting inspiration find!
Here are some vintage mercury glass tealights I have in store now. They are just so sweet, and I could not resist them when I saw them!
I have twelve altogether in store, and may be able to get a few more but you would have to email quick!
I hope you are having as much fun as me, thinking and planning and finding for your own special Christmas!
Jennifer.
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| Via Design and Decor |
Doing a quick flick through some of my favourite blogs I was looking for some Christmas table inspiration and I found more mercury glass inspiration from Russian blog Design and Decor.
And don't these tea lights in the snow of a Russian winter, with bear skin seat and snow covered wreaths, just all look so magical.
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| Via Design and Decor |
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| Via Design and Decor |
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| Via My French Country Home |
I was originally going to opt for the traditional rustic french table, with silver touches.
Similar to this picture from My French Country Home.
However I am now really happy with my silver table setting inspiration find!
Here are some vintage mercury glass tealights I have in store now. They are just so sweet, and I could not resist them when I saw them!
I have twelve altogether in store, and may be able to get a few more but you would have to email quick!
I hope you are having as much fun as me, thinking and planning and finding for your own special Christmas!
Jennifer.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
When is a tree not a tree?
When it's a graceful, airy collection of twigs, ...
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| unknown: from old photo file |
... A collection of shelves linked together with strings of lights ...
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| Ikea shelving: Image Simple As That |
... A small potted plant, ...
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| Via Design and Decor |
... or a collection of twigs.
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| Via Songbird blog |
Have fun with whatever you decide to go for this season!
Jennifer
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| via Design and Decor |
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
L'arbre de Noël est arrivé! ...
Isn't it just so easy to make lovely memories at this time of year?
My little boys are still writing to a rosy cheeked man each year, asking for their hearts desire. We put their letters on the fire place where Santa removes them and leaves a gift in their stocking. I have kept all these letters, which trace so much of their changing tastes.
My Christmas tree arrived last week. And it has taken us a week to unpack decorations, decide on the appropriate ones, and adjudicate a family debate over the best star to use for the top!
I've gone for a bit of a blue and silver theme this year - through no other design than these have been catching my eye for years, and now I have enough to do the entire tree with lots of blue!
I picked up some gorgeous blue mercury glass and also blue milk glass ornaments at Oliveaux at Woolloongabba. I always get lovely inspiration whenever I pop into this store, and owner Amanda Harris is such a treat to talk to! She has always been so supportive of me, and of starting my business last year and I love to see what she's been up to.
I've also found some lovely silver mercury glass tealights also which I have along the dining table and across the fire mantle.
I managed to source a couple of sets of these so email me if you are interested for your own Christmas table.
I plan to use them all year also, sitting along the fireplace hearth - when it's not cold enough to light the fire, but it will still give a warming twinkle and glow.
And thankyou, merci, to all my readers of this blog.
I still feel like such a novice as I type away. Mostly just when I feel that I have something to share. To those of you who tune in regularly, thank you so much for reading!
And to all I send you genuine best wishes of the season.
My little boys are still writing to a rosy cheeked man each year, asking for their hearts desire. We put their letters on the fire place where Santa removes them and leaves a gift in their stocking. I have kept all these letters, which trace so much of their changing tastes.
My Christmas tree arrived last week. And it has taken us a week to unpack decorations, decide on the appropriate ones, and adjudicate a family debate over the best star to use for the top!
I've gone for a bit of a blue and silver theme this year - through no other design than these have been catching my eye for years, and now I have enough to do the entire tree with lots of blue!
I picked up some gorgeous blue mercury glass and also blue milk glass ornaments at Oliveaux at Woolloongabba. I always get lovely inspiration whenever I pop into this store, and owner Amanda Harris is such a treat to talk to! She has always been so supportive of me, and of starting my business last year and I love to see what she's been up to. I've also found some lovely silver mercury glass tealights also which I have along the dining table and across the fire mantle.
I managed to source a couple of sets of these so email me if you are interested for your own Christmas table.
I plan to use them all year also, sitting along the fireplace hearth - when it's not cold enough to light the fire, but it will still give a warming twinkle and glow.
And thankyou, merci, to all my readers of this blog.
I still feel like such a novice as I type away. Mostly just when I feel that I have something to share. To those of you who tune in regularly, thank you so much for reading!
Jennifer x
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